Mohave County miner., 1887-01-16
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Grief ought % be private, at Least 70
much ~ IL may b. mastered 10 that end.
like lore, which 10 not 10 be parstaed
but reserved, and, when uncovered ~
all, only In some sanctuary. Indeed.
grief ID . part os loves experience. and
why, then. 70 bc paraaIcd mors than
loye's Joys? Nay. but TO be nlodesfiy
dfDcd. Nevertheless, grief Is more 10
be allowed in public than the uncover
ing Of rapturcs Of affection And this
by common cons5at; for the most deli
cate minded, wGo would hide carcss
undsr curtains will not rc,mke tears
sarshly. 1t II understood that the one
n,Sy be restrained ii there be 4 right
sense 20 de- = bat the other not alws5s.
For kiss or m intent look, or other
sigrs Of love, may be locked rcsolife,y.
hue t<ears rush ts,o quickly for commend
Bot some signs Of grief ere deliberate,
and then offensive; among which ]
could cosint the wearing Of mourning
clothes. which every way are bad, fol-
they resnforca what time should As
suage, and hem ths heart In the marble
courts Gf death, when it slnoald rere1t
inward TO the dweI!ing-foon OF mcni-
ory; also, they make or voc mn in
trudcr on social checrfulncss--
q black spot on the bright colors of com
pany. But chiefly, mourning ycstnTc IL
bad as IN oacntation, fer il courts no
tice OF a ntler privacy, and blszon ON
the body what should be- hidden in the
heart grief often shows itself In way
sadder than the grief, because the gr.cf
Is little and tho show large, which Is a
dcbascmcnt Nay, by observation a.
funerals, often havo brcn persuaded
that the manner OF gricyins was est by
c0nyent;0D, and the amount thereof as
signed, and the mourncrs but scry tors
Of the fashion. For have seen plainly
mslny things done because they wcrc cx-
pec.cd. and even lest the nc;ghb0rs
should suspect lack Of due grief
which, indeed, Is rightly to be suspect
ed In suci case. for. rs johnson saya.
that whenever there is real misery there
ID no recourse 10 the mention Of Il, so
wherever sorrow fs very sincere there "a
no anxiety to have credit for II. Also
this cant or flourish OF grief leaps 10
view. like compressed ball, rebound
ing. In quick transitions often TO be met.
which shock sincere heart, for though
the natural rebound Of the heart IL u be
praised, qnietness and righteous cheer
fulnesy are enough, bat hilarity verges
to proclamation; yet after snany cries
and abundant tears much Grape and
nowers and words, ] have bcl,eld the
funeral baked meats sct forth, and I'll
tho company STATED with mirth which.
though II bad strong wings 10 rise With,
had bat . heavy and unciean bosiy 10 my
thinking.
Il grsef or Joy the more poigasntpi
Both will XII, a. many instances show.
but Joy destrOys In one way only, xricf
IN two wayss For l,oth kill suddenly in
The same manner, which is by . shock.
But whereas joy. II it kills al all. must
Kill suddenly, for in its 4 il II strength
ening and gives ciastci 10 lie. grief
not only Kills suddenly by shock, bal
also slowly may wear out the lie: forit
deprcsscs vitality. Grief % the more
poignant We may conclude, bccause tho
signs Of 1t less easily arc controlled.
Also IL Is not 90 cary 10 accustom one
self to pan as 10 pleasure, whether bod
lily or mental; for pleasures minglc and
succeed each other, and M one Of them
can continue very long without blunt
Ing the sense TO II; bat tarment Is
more like to stand alone, and the sche
h no anodyne for itgclf, until. by sheer
fatigue. we sleep.
Little gr.cfs (if indeed small annoy
aiiccs, diwppo ;ntments and the like,
should be called By this name, which has
q. a.ccrtain holiness In it) enforce them
selves on us more than little pleasures
do; for we treat joys ~ VIC do wonders
81 Gregory says The normal mani-
festations OF nature. which are full Of
maryels. deeper than we can invest.
gate, have become cheap from custom
Ia the eyes OF men. Hence 1t comes to
pass that dead man raised to life would
cause all men to spr,ng up In astonish-
ment. yet every honr one that had no
being is born and no man wonders;
though IL Is plain n all without doubt
that II 10 greater thing for that TO be
created which was without being than
for that which had being 10 be re-
stored" So IL Is with our pleasures;
being multiplied and repeated daily,
II II the same rs IL they occurred not at
all. For rs the body or soul grows
blunt to any one Of them II too long
continued, 70 we become insensible TO
oil OF them together by the constancy Of
the benefits. Perhaps among five hun-
drcd men who walk home at night. two |
or three will look at the sky piously;
but II no stars having ever been, they
were to burst forth suddenly az now
they shine every night, the multitude !
would fall on their knees. THIS shows |
two things: I. That pleasures must ex- /
coed tho pains In number, for as pains
must enforce themselves. II they were
more, or even rs many, we should bc |
unhappy continually. 2. That II Is not |
wise or well to lose benefits In the wide !
showers of them, no as to miss the |
sounds OF the drops thereof; for thereby |
we lose vast deal OF life, as he loses |
favor who takes delicious draught nj !
n swallow. and tastes no more OF IL |
than the first con act with the tongue. |
Both Joy aud grief arc expires sca by |
tears; by langhtcr also, though The
laughter OF pain has a dreadful ring in
Il, while tears look the same, however
sh al Why do these two signs belong
n common to Joy and grief? This ] I
can not tell. Yet observe that great |
joys and great griefs verge ON each 9th !
er, or even lap, The kesnest JOYS have